Apollo 630 new production? It's up to you.

[x56h34]

If this new batch will address all issues that the original design suffered from (overheating and overall poor quality) then I'll definitely order one. I've sent an e-mail with questions and we'll see what the reply on these issues will be.

This is a great idea, btw. :-)

[x56h34]

Heh, well of course. I'd prefer a new batch of BPPC cards too, but I'd assume that making them is nowhere near as cheap as it is making A630.

[x56h34]

I just got a reply from Matthias regarding the quality of the board, and he replied with a simple answer that the board will be "the same" as the original production. Nevertheless, I still signed up and am interested, but too bad they didn't try and work out the overheating issues, etc. Maybe if they use some better 68k sockets, we will get an accelerator that sits on the 68k cpu with a tight grip. We'll see. For now, I would be happy with just this project kicking off the ground. :-)

[x56h34]

I owned two of these type of accelerators (one was M-tec 630 and the other Apollo 630) and neither of them worked. They were both DOA. The M-tec I even bought new from SoftHut. :-( I got a refund, of course, after I sent it back.

Anyway, it would REALLY be nice if they would at least make this card more reliable than the previous production. I don't really care for improvements, like faster speed, etc, just make it work reliably! :-)